In 2014 I traveled to Scotland with my parents and sister. My parents had lived in a very small trailer in a very small village in 1963, the year my sister was born. It was a kind of pilgrimage for them and it was a trip filled with reminiscing, laughter, and love. I fell in love with Scotland immediately. When Gingersnap approached me to work on a collaboration of Scottish inspired patterns I couldn’t wait to get started. Cluaran is the Scottish gaelic word for thistle.

This sweater is seamless, worked top down and in the round using sock/fingering weight yarn. The sample was made using Gingersnap’s Lush fingering yarn. There is colourwork in the yoke, hem and cuffs.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)

Finished Chest Size
33 (36½, 40, 43, 46, 49½, 53, 56, 59, 62½, 66) inches/ 82.5 (91, 100, 107.5, 115, 124, 132.5, 140, 147.5, 156, 165) cm

This sweater is designed to fit with 2-4 inches (5-10 cm) of positive ease. The model in the photo is wearing the sweater with 4 inches of positive ease.

Yarn
Gingersnap Lush Fingering 463 yds/100 g; 75% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon; Fingering Weight. MC: Paper Flowers (light blue), CC1: Sage (green), CC2: Wooly Thistle (purple).

Gauge
Over stranded colourwork, 29 sts x 34 rounds = 4 inches (10 cm)
Over single colour stockinette, 29 sts x 36 rounds = 4 inches (10 cm)

Yardage
In Yards
MC (blue): 1265, 1411, 1559, 1720, 1838, 1998, 2210, 2376, 2566, 2737, 2978 yds
CC1 (green): 168, 187, 207, 224, 244, 265, 293, 315, 340, 363, 395 yds
CC2 (purple): 99, 111, 122, 133, 144, 157, 173, 186, 201, 214, 233 yds
In Metres
MC (blue): 1157, 1290, 1425, 1573, 1680, 1827, 2020, 2172, 2346, 2502, 2723 m
CC1 green): 154, 171, 189, 205, 223, 242, 268, 288, 311, 332, 361 m
CC2 (purple): 91, 101, 112, 122, 132, 144, 158, 171, 184, 196, 213 m

Needles
Collar and Ribbings - Circular needles US2 (2.75 mm) 16 inches (40cm) and length required for chest size, or size needed to obtain gauge
Yoke, Body and Sleeves - Circular needles US3 (3.25 mm) 16 inches (40cm) and length required for chest size, or size needed to obtain gauge
Dpns US2 (2.75 mm) AND US3 (3.25 mm), (or preferred needle for small circumference knitting), or size needed to obtain gauge

There is a section of 7 rounds that have 3 colours worked at the same time. Knitters can either strand all 3 colours, cut the CC1 and duplicate stitch the straight thistle stem, or have a long strand of green for each thistle stem.

This pattern has been tech edited by Sigrun Jones and tested by volunteers.